Comments on: Library scofflaw: ‘They were good books’ http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/08/25/library-scofflaw-they-were-good-books/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/08/25/library-scofflaw-they-were-good-books/comment-page-1/#comment-25104 Steven Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:58:40 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/08/25/library-scofflaw-%e2%80%98they-were-good-books%e2%80%99/#comment-25104 Sure, she's a crook. But there had to have been a better way to set the example (I'm sure that this was a PR move by the library to get back books). Maybe work with her and move it in a positive direction. I don't know how to do that, but this whole story was really bad PR for public libraries. Sure, she’s a crook. But there had to have been a better way to set the example (I’m sure that this was a PR move by the library to get back books). Maybe work with her and move it in a positive direction. I don’t know how to do that, but this whole story was really bad PR for public libraries.

]]> By: walt crawford http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/08/25/library-scofflaw-they-were-good-books/comment-page-1/#comment-25103 walt crawford Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:51:47 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/08/25/library-scofflaw-%e2%80%98they-were-good-books%e2%80%99/#comment-25103 You're absolutely right. Libraries should just let people walk off with the collections in the knowledge that there are no consequences. After all, it's not like anybody else would want the books...or anybody, say taxpayers, paid for them. The woman was a scofflaw. Not a library scofflaw, a scofflaw. She admits it. By the way, fail to pay parking tickets long enough, ignore the summons, and you'll get arrested--not for being a "parking scofflaw" but for being a scofflaw. Do you attack cities for doing that? You’re absolutely right. Libraries should just let people walk off with the collections in the knowledge that there are no consequences. After all, it’s not like anybody else would want the books…or anybody, say taxpayers, paid for them.

The woman was a scofflaw. Not a library scofflaw, a scofflaw. She admits it.

By the way, fail to pay parking tickets long enough, ignore the summons, and you’ll get arrested–not for being a “parking scofflaw” but for being a scofflaw. Do you attack cities for doing that?

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